Q&A: Samsung Mobile South Africa on becoming a Facebook powerhouse: Samsung Mobile South Africa has found a way to combine 'playful' with 'product promotion' on Facebook. With over 900 000 likes, its Page features videos with up to 600 000 views and images with up to 30 000 likes. Michelle Potgieter, director of brand marketing and communications at Samsung South … [Read more...] about Q&A: Samsung Mobile South Africa on becoming a Facebook powerhouse
Will publishing survive the age of Facebook?
Will publishing survive the age of Facebook?: While readers got their news in print publications and news websites a few years ago, many now rely on social media, and Facebook, for their daily news fix. This means less readers are clicking through to these websites. This poses a challenge for many news organisations, but doesn't necessarily mean Facebook is trying to take … [Read more...] about Will publishing survive the age of Facebook?
Making it on Facebook: A Q&A with comedian, Yes Fash
Making it on Facebook: A Q&A with comedian, Yes Fash: In 2015, Nicola Mendelsohn, VP EMEA at Facebook, reportedly said the social network would be “all video over the next five years”. Couple this with the rising prominence of user-generated content in the digital space, the need for quality video by individual content creators has never been greater. One youngster who is … [Read more...] about Making it on Facebook: A Q&A with comedian, Yes Fash
Facebook lets you crosspost videos to Pages with different owners
Facebook lets you crosspost videos to Pages with different owners: Publishers can now crosspost videos between Facebook Pages with different owners, including Pages that are under different Business Managers. This makes the process of posting a video to multiple locations on the social network easier, eliminating the need to repeatedly re-upload the same content. Source: Media … [Read more...] about Facebook lets you crosspost videos to Pages with different owners
Facebook sub-Saharan Africa Internet satellite destroyed in pre-launch test
Facebook sub-Saharan Africa Internet satellite destroyed in pre-launch test: Facebook’s first satellite, which would have provided Internet access to previously unconnected parts of sub-Saharan Africa, was destroyed after the rocket meant to launch it into space exploded on Thursday. Facebook’s AMOS-6 satellite was part of a collaboration with Eutelsat. It was aboard a rocket … [Read more...] about Facebook sub-Saharan Africa Internet satellite destroyed in pre-launch test